Electric window-sign.



. J. MURPHEY & 0. R. BURGESS.

ELECTRIC WINDOW SIGN.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.2, 1913. 1,096,448. Patented May 12, 19.14.

CDLUMBM PLANOaR/mn co., WASMINGTDN. D. c.

TINTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM J'. MURPI-IEY AND OLIVER R. BURGESS, OF NEWCASTLE, INDIANAELECTRIC WINDOW-SIGN.

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To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM J.

MUnrHnY and OLIYER R. BURC-nass, citizens of the United States, residingat Newcastle, in the county ot Henry and State of Indiana, have inventeda new and useful Electric Window-Sign, of which the following is aspecification.

The object of our invention is to produce an electric window sign whichmay be readily mounted upon the inner frame ot' a window and heldagainst the glass in such manner as to display any desired legend to thepasser-by.

The accompanying drawings illustrate our invention.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the device; Fig. 2 a side elevationshowing fragmentary portions oi the window frame and glass; Fig. 3 arear elevation showing a fragmentary portion of the window frame andglass; Fig. 4 a horizontal section.

In the drawings, 10 indicates a box or receptacle of suitable size andof material acceptable to the Board of Fire Underwriters, saidreceptacle being in the form of an open faced box suitably ventilated asindicated at 11 and having its open faced frame 12 provided with grooves13 for the reception ot a legend-bearing card or plate 14 through whichthe lights may shine. The grooves 13 extend through one or more sides ofthe box or receptacle 10, as indicated in Fig. 2, to permit the readyinsertion and removal of the legend-bearing card or plates 14. Arrangedwithin the receptacle 10 are lamp sockets 15 in any desired number andarrangement and extend ing through the back of the receptacle is anordinary connection fitting or socket 16.

Pivoted upon the back of receptacle 10, by means ot a bolt 17, is ahinge bracket 1S provided with a pair of perforated ears 19, 19. Bracket18 may be held in any desired angular position relative to receptacle 10by the thumb screw 20 which passes through the bracket and into oragainst the rear wall of the receptacle 10. The receptacle l0 issupported upon a swinging arm conveniently formed of rod or wire intotwo project-ing arms 22, 22 which are provided with inturned tips 23adapted to take into the perforated ears 19 of bracket 18, said tips,when so placed, being held in place by any suitable means such, forinstance, as a tie wire 32 connecting the two arms 22, 22 nearSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 2, 1913.

Patented May 12, 1914.

Serial No. 782,580.

their ends. The supporting arm just described is pivotally supported inthe outer ends of the arms 24:, 24. of a U-shaped bracket 25 adapted tobe secured by screws or other suitable means 26 to a window or doorcasing 27, the arrangement being such that the open face oi thereceptacle 10 may be held against one face of the window light 281 bymeans of a spring 29 connected at one end to bracket 25 and at the otherend to one of the arms 22.

The structure described may be readily attached to existing windowframes or door frames and, by turning the receptacle 10 upon bolt 17,the sign legend displayed by the card 14: may be given any desiredposition and any desired legendsbearing card may be inserted.

We claim as our invention:

1. In a device of the class described, the combination of alamp-carrying receptacle having a legendbearing face, a pivot bracketrotatably mounted on said receptacle so as to support the same to rotateabout an axis transverse to the legend-bearing face, a supporting armhinged in said bracket on an axis at an angle to said 4firstn namedaxis, and a supporting bracket hinged to said supporting arm and formedfor attachment to a suitable support.

2. In a device of the class described, a lamp-carrying receptacle havingan open face provided with means for the reception of a legend-bearingcard, a bracket pivotally mounted on the rear ol said receptacle,releasable means for holding said bracket and receptacles from relativerotation about their connecting pivot, a supporting arm pivoted uponsaid bracket substantially at right angles to the pivotal mounting ofthe bracket, and a supporting bracket pivotally connected with thesupporting arm, said supporting bracket being formed for attachnient toa window or door frame.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination of alamp-carrying receptacle having a legend-bearing face, a pivot bracketmounted on the opposite side oi said receptacle from said legendbearingj face so as to support the receptacle, a supporting arm hinged in saidbracket, and a supporting bracket hinged to said supporting arm on anaxis ditierent 'from that of the first mentioned hinge and formed for fpattachment to a suitable support.

4. In a device of the class described, the

combination of a lamp-carrying receptacle having a verticallegendbea'ring face, 'a pivot bracket mounted on said receptacle so asto support the same to rotate about'a horizontal axis transverse to thelegendbearing face, a supporting arin hinged in said bracket on asubstantially vertical axis. and a supporting bracket hinged to saidsupporting arin on a different substantially Vertical axis and formedfor attachment to a suitable support.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination of alamp-carrying receptacle having a vertical legend-bearing face, a pivotbracket mounted on said receptacle so as to Vsupport the saine, asupporting arm hinged in said bracket on a substantially vertical axis,and a supporting bracket hinged to'said supporting arm on a differentsubstantially Vertical axis and formed for 20 `attachment to a suitablesupport.

ln Witness whereoi2 We have hereunto set our hands at Newcastle,Indiana7 this 30th day of July, A. D. one thousand nine hundred andthirteen.

WVLLIAM J. MURPHEY.

OLIVER R. BURGESS. Witnesses 'PERRY FRAIZER,

EMMA A. LIZ'AR,

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington,l D. C.

